Match Report
In the standings it was Santos 1st on 18 points, Botafogo SP 3rd on 11 — separated by 7. Botafogo SP ranked just 8th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Santos were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1.17, Botafogo SP 0.67 and 1.08, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
8 games without a win framed Botafogo SP's arrival.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Santos, 2 for Botafogo SP and 0 drawn, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
The match was played at Estádio Urbano Caldeira in Santos (capacity 16,798). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Santos led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Santos: Tiquinho Soares (38') · Botafogo SP: Alexandre Jesus (67')